BBC Reportage
The perception of the British media as being pro-Israeli has always disturbed me so maybe I'm getting paranoid, but reports like this one from the BBC really don't help:
Hezbollah launches rocket barrage
"Israel has suffered its highest number of casualties in a single day. At least 15 people have been killed in a barrage of Hezbollah rocket strikes on northern Israel. Twelve reservist soldiers died in an attack on the town of Kfar Giladi.
A number of rockets later landed on the Israeli port of Haifa, killing three people and injuring dozens. Reports said at least one building collapsed.
Meanwhile, the UN is debating a draft resolution on the crisis, demanding Hezbollah halt all attacks and Israel stop all offensive military operations.
However, Lebanon has formally asked the UN Security Council to revise its proposed resolution.
Israel has continued raids in Lebanon, killing at least 14 people."
So is this how it works? Hezbollah get the headline because they "won" 15-14?
Interestingly we also get the following snippet later on in the report:
"Five Lebanese civilians died early on Sunday in an air raid on the southern village of Ansar, according to Lebanese sources. Reports say three others were killed in an attack on the coastal town of Naquora."
So the news is:
- 15 Israelis dead
- at least 12 of whom were combatants
- one collapsed building
- at least 12 of whom were combatants
- 14 Lebanese dead
- at most 6 of whom were combatants
- sadly the BBC is unable to put a number on the amount of buildings damaged by Israeli air raids on Ansar, Naquora, Beirut and Tyre
- at most 6 of whom were combatants
And who got the negative headline again?
I'm sorry; it just goes against my British ideas of fair play.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5249972.stm
Written late at night on the 6th of August 2006. Now I'll go to bed; g'night.